Mohali : Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, has joined hands with JLPL School, the renowned co-educational pre-primary and primary, school in Mohali Mr. Jairam Balakrishnan, Senior Vice President, Pearson Schools, Mr.Bhatia, Secretary, JLPL Educational Society, Mr. Naveen Raman, Head – Marketing, Pearson Education Services and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Pearson will look after the overall management of the school – from the program curriculum being designed and administered to the training of the teachers etc going forward. The move significantly emphasizes Pearson’s footprint in the northern region and is a landmark addition to the list of about 30 Pearson Schools in the country so far.

“We are extremely pleased about associating ourselves with the JLPL Group in Mohali. JLPL being regarded as one of the top developers in the city, we look forward to working with such a highly regarded Group. Given that Punjab has note worthy history in the field of education, we look forward to associating with many more schools in the northern region and creating a benchmark in the education sector “said, Jairam Balakrishnan, Senior Vice President, Pearson Schools.

Pearson looks forward to strengthening the offerings of the JLPL School by introducing scholastic initiatives such as digitally equipped class rooms, certified teachers training programmes, unique learning methodology for students, parent-friendly technology and so on.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Bhatia, Secretary, JLPL Educational Society said, “We are delighted with this association and welcome Pearson wholeheartedly. We aim at propelling JLPL School with the world class education that Pearson has to offer. Given its well established track record of managing schools country wide, Pearson was naturally our first choice when we decided to start a school. With the belief and passion of the team at Pearson, we hope to realize our vision of making quality education accessible to every last student. We hope this partnership will help us impart meaningful education to students in the city of Mohali and further grow our presence in Punjab.”

 “This move will allow us to better deliver prowess and resources to JLPL School based on our experience. This is in the hope of enhancing JLPL’s efforts to give every student access to high quality education while  supporting our mutual goal to help students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence for both academic success and overall development.” said, Naveen Raman, Head – Marketing , Pearson Education Services.

Pearson is committed to bringing its depth of international experience to contribute to measurable, outcome based learning in India. It has taken several pioneering strides to transform the education space in the country. One of them being the recent partnership with CBSE to start the country’s first Centre for Research, Assessment and Evaluation of CBSE’s examination system. Another pioneering initiative is the recently concluded Pearson Teaching Awards which are held annually to honour and recognize exceptional teachers from various walks of life. As the world’s foremost learning company, these are just a few steps Pearson is taking to better the education eco-system in the country.

Source : Saniha Krishnamurthy